take the secret to the grave






take the secret to the grave

die without revealing a secret




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dig your own grave

do something foolish which causes you to fail or leads to your downfall

1995 - Colin Bateman - Divorcing Jack - Then I thought about Patricia again and how much I was missing her and how I'd dug my own grave over the phone.




have one foot in the grave

be near death through old age or illness – informal – often humorous




silent as the grave = quiet as the grave

very quiet




turn over in their grave

used to express the opinion that something would have caused anger or distress in someone who is now dead

1998 – Spectator - There was a lot of buzz at JeffKoons's studio. But the grinding noise one heard was Peter Fuller turning in his grave.




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